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. >>> along with economist steven levitt, stephen dubner authored in 2005, if you haven't read it, "freakonomics." a best selling book that argues at the root is the study of incentives and how to get people to do things by providing them incentives. the book has become a movie hitting the big screens now. i'm joined by stephen dubner from the "new york times" to talk a little about it. stephen, welcome. thanks for joining us. >> hi, ali, good to see you. >> if you give somebody a good reason to make one choice over another, can you predict how they behave. >> that is very true but let me include the big caveat. what behavioral economists and researchers try to do is run experiments, to figure how people will respond in a new situation. it's a new situation, you don't know yet. they try to take findings and extrapolate them and say, here is what's going to happen. if you introduce a new tax hike or tax cut, here is the behavior we're going to see. here is the problem with that. lab experiments and research experiments on a small scale don't scale up very well. the reason why is people respond to
. >>> along with economist steven levitt, stephen dubner authored in 2005, if you haven't read it, "freakonomics." a best selling book that argues at the root is the study of incentives and how to get people to do things by providing them incentives. the book has become a movie hitting the big screens now. i'm joined by stephen dubner from the "new york times" to talk a little about it. stephen, welcome. thanks for joining us. >> hi, ali, good to see you....
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law school, one of ten known candidates for the vacancy created by the retirement of judge john paul stevens. >>> all right, time for the play by play now. . you get the deal, like in the sport shows, we pick apart the big plays of the day, political moments, take you behind the scenes, ex-officers here help us break it down. hilary rosen, susan molinari. start with governor charlie crist, talked about this race earlier in the program. i want to have experts dissect what he said, left the race, personal lay republican but now on the ballot, npa, nonparty affiliated, which means he has a challenge. >> i am aware after this speech ends, i don't have either party helping me. but i need you, i need you the people more than ever. >> you guys know campaigns. i want to talk about the message, infrastructure problems, problem raising money, if you are going to have all those problems, is that the way to communicate this? >> i don't think he had any choice. i think he has basically been shoved gently out of the republican party, his poll numbers continue to drop, i think his -- his only chance is to
law school, one of ten known candidates for the vacancy created by the retirement of judge john paul stevens. >>> all right, time for the play by play now. . you get the deal, like in the sport shows, we pick apart the big plays of the day, political moments, take you behind the scenes, ex-officers here help us break it down. hilary rosen, susan molinari. start with governor charlie crist, talked about this race earlier in the program. i want to have experts dissect what he said, left...
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ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. this was cairo, egypt last night as a mob attacked our embassy there. they tore down the american flag and shredded it. want to bring in senior international correspondent nick robertson. he's in london. what can you tell us about the people who were likely behind these attacks? >> reporter: we know the last attack on the consulate was on the 5th of june. chris stevens was there at the time as well. the notes left behind said that the attack was revenge for the killing of a seen r your al qaeda figure. they said he was killed in a drone attack. that was never confirmed, his killing, until yesterday when the head of al qaeda issued a video statement saying that he was dead on calling on libyan jihadist to attack and kill americans. late last year the head of al qaeda sent senior jihadists to set up training camps inside libya. thr aware of the training camps and aware of the people running those camps. so we don't know if al qaeda had a responsibility in this or the groups affiliated w
ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. this was cairo, egypt last night as a mob attacked our embassy there. they tore down the american flag and shredded it. want to bring in senior international correspondent nick robertson. he's in london. what can you tell us about the people who were likely behind these attacks? >> reporter: we know the last attack on the consulate was on the 5th of june. chris stevens was there at the time as well. the notes left behind said that the attack was...
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. >> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. you're watching "world business today." our top stories this thursday, january 5th -- >> european investors are on edge as greece sounds the alarm and france faces a big test on the bond markets. >> after remaining -- for four months can yahoo! regain direction with a new man at the helm? >>> also ahead -- >> honorable gentleman could perhaps aten more closely to what i'm saying. rather than how i am saying it. he may receive a valuable education in spite of himself. >> as the iron lady debuts in london, we chart margaret thatcher's lasting economic legacy. >>> the word on the world stock market is not particularly cheerful this thursday. exchanges in asia, mostly down after closing a short while ago. in europe, things aren't getting off to much of a start either. let's get straight to the numbers. charles? >> absolutely. right across the board, an hour and three minutes into the trading session, what is worrying these markets, we're seeing a french bond auction today, long dated sove
. >> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. you're watching "world business today." our top stories this thursday, january 5th -- >> european investors are on edge as greece sounds the alarm and france faces a big test on the bond markets. >> after remaining -- for four months can yahoo! regain direction with a new man at the helm? >>> also ahead -- >> honorable gentleman could perhaps aten more closely to what i'm saying. rather...
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ambassador, chris stevens in libya and three other americans as well. is this a turning point in the campaign? joining us douglas brinkly and gloria borger. clearly, gloria, a change in tone today as opposed to yesterday. how important is this for mitt romney? >> this is an important moment for mitt romney. i still believe this election is going to be about the economy, wolf. it is not going to be about foreign policy. i think that there are lots of republicans also, including democrats, that believe that mitt romney was too quick to speak, too quick to criticize. he criticized a statement that was issued by the state department and the embassy, not by president obama and took that as president obama apologizing. people say, you know what, he should have waited a little bit. i think it gave the president an opening to use against him. by the way, there is a real issue of our policy post arab spring, particularly with egypt. what mitt romney did was create political show when he could have taken a serious issue to president obama and will do in the futur
ambassador, chris stevens in libya and three other americans as well. is this a turning point in the campaign? joining us douglas brinkly and gloria borger. clearly, gloria, a change in tone today as opposed to yesterday. how important is this for mitt romney? >> this is an important moment for mitt romney. i still believe this election is going to be about the economy, wolf. it is not going to be about foreign policy. i think that there are lots of republicans also, including democrats,...
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that he aided steven hayes in the murder of the mother. also, the murder of the old er daughter hooerks guilty of that. she died of smoke inhalation. she was tied to her bed and the defense argued well, had she simply broken free, then perhaps she could have helped the family. that was their argument. we're waiting for count three. it's not until counts four and five we get to the capital felonies, helen's been doing a good job tweeting of this. she covered the first trial extensively as well. >> i'm told three, guilty. >> okay. >> we're just doing this on the fly there. >> 11-year-old daughter who it seems that komisarjevsky had some sexual fixation with. he was talking about her as if they had been friends for ever, talked about how went into her room, had some kind of pillow case on her head so he wouldn't be able to identify her. so bizarre in terms of how he was describing her in his con fes. we are expecting some press conferences afterwards. >> i'm going to give you a second. let us know with regard to the counts four and five. i'm
that he aided steven hayes in the murder of the mother. also, the murder of the old er daughter hooerks guilty of that. she died of smoke inhalation. she was tied to her bed and the defense argued well, had she simply broken free, then perhaps she could have helped the family. that was their argument. we're waiting for count three. it's not until counts four and five we get to the capital felonies, helen's been doing a good job tweeting of this. she covered the first trial extensively as well....
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she spent times with ambassador stevens back in august. so, jake, these kinds of hearings, it's very frustrating to watch them. it just seems it ends up being a lot of posturing and grandstanding. what did we learn today we didn't know already? >> well, certainly, there were a lot of questions that went unanswered and questions that were buried in paragraphs of speeches that members of congress gave that allowed secretary clinton to not answer them. there were a few things we learned today. one, i think i have never heard the state department officially confirm that weapons used in algeria, in that crisis, came from libya. it was long reported, it was suspected, but it had not been said by the secretary of state before. in terms of the politics of this, i think we learned that this remains a big issue among republican rank and file, and benghazi will continue to be an issue, but that republicans still have yet to find a way to pin down any of the obama administration officials for any tangible wrongdoings. >> fran, do you think it was a wa
she spent times with ambassador stevens back in august. so, jake, these kinds of hearings, it's very frustrating to watch them. it just seems it ends up being a lot of posturing and grandstanding. what did we learn today we didn't know already? >> well, certainly, there were a lot of questions that went unanswered and questions that were buried in paragraphs of speeches that members of congress gave that allowed secretary clinton to not answer them. there were a few things we learned...
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and steven moore, he's a senior economics writer for the "wall street journal." thanks to both of you for coming in. 9.6% unemployment. once again, professor reish, what is the single most important thing president obama can do right now to start creating jobs? >> well, the most important thing, wolf, is to get customers, consumers buying again. and the way to do that, well, there are a number of things he could do. for example, exempting the first $20,000 of income from the payroll tax and maybe making it up by subjecting the payroll tax top income earners to the payroll tax. incomes over $250,000. or he could expand the earned income tax credit which is waive subsidy up to the middle class and pay for it with a carbon tax. that's what i suggest in my new book. there are a lot of things he could do, but until we get consumers back buying again, there's no way we're going to actually get jobs back again. >> steven moore, same question to you. what do you believe the single most important thing the president can do right now to create jobs? >> make an announcement
and steven moore, he's a senior economics writer for the "wall street journal." thanks to both of you for coming in. 9.6% unemployment. once again, professor reish, what is the single most important thing president obama can do right now to start creating jobs? >> well, the most important thing, wolf, is to get customers, consumers buying again. and the way to do that, well, there are a number of things he could do. for example, exempting the first $20,000 of income from the...
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ambassador to libya, chris stevens. targeted or not, ambassador stevens was killed along with three other members. me they planned to hit the consulate in benghazi, and were waitinged for an opportunity to strike. that opportunity came in a street riot last night. here's secretary of state hillary clinton today. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant, then gave his life trying to help build a better libya. live at the state department now to ellise. first of all, to the new information we are getting here because this is very rare. we understand for an ambassador to be killed by terrorists. does it change how people feel about what has happened at the state department that people's dear friend and colleague that he was not targeted, but this was something of a tragic accident? >> suzanne, i think the halls of the state department really are mourning right now everybody. chris stevens was someone that was well known to everybody. effects one of the most pop lash -- popular people of the foreign service. if you hear about
ambassador to libya, chris stevens. targeted or not, ambassador stevens was killed along with three other members. me they planned to hit the consulate in benghazi, and were waitinged for an opportunity to strike. that opportunity came in a street riot last night. here's secretary of state hillary clinton today. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant, then gave his life trying to help build a better libya. live at the state department now to ellise. first of all, to the new information we...
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ambassador christopher stevens, glen doherty, tyrone woods, and sean smith. their names bear repeating. their sacrifice deserves honest answers and meaningful action not political posturing and some evasive answers. so keeping them honest, are we getting honest answers to truly relevant questions, and are there security problems that cost four americans their lives actually being addressed? last month a state department accountability review board identified systemic shortcomings and failures of leadership prior to the killings. secretary clinton says she takes full responsibility. today on capitol hill lawmakers demanded accountability. >> i am troubled by what seems to be this administration's pattern of misleading the american people and failing to hold decision makers accountable. >> chris stevens, who probably knew more about libya than anybody else in our government, an attack of this nature and scale despite the overall trend of security problems that we faced, and i have to add neither did the intelligence community. >> an emergency meeting was held a
ambassador christopher stevens, glen doherty, tyrone woods, and sean smith. their names bear repeating. their sacrifice deserves honest answers and meaningful action not political posturing and some evasive answers. so keeping them honest, are we getting honest answers to truly relevant questions, and are there security problems that cost four americans their lives actually being addressed? last month a state department accountability review board identified systemic shortcomings and failures...
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steven is right. it's all about leverage. in this economy you say take anything we can. 90% of the ads and the first half ads were sold out a couple of weeks ago. they're playing with house money. what do you do? everybody wants to save their best bullet for super bowl week, and if means being racy or crossing the line, a lot of ad agencies will be racy and cross the line. that's what makes it so interesting. >> steven, we have to move on here. you know, we talked a little bit the who dat controversy in new orleans about who owns it. i'll move on and talk about something else. let's talk about the wizards and the controversy there. fans say they own it and the nfl doesn't own it. i've said this as a kid forever, what gives a corporation a right to say they own something, especially in new orleans when you have people have been fighting for their lives, the economy, the little guy. if this is any -- when people talk about big government, right, or big business, if this is big business or big government encroaching, this is it
steven is right. it's all about leverage. in this economy you say take anything we can. 90% of the ads and the first half ads were sold out a couple of weeks ago. they're playing with house money. what do you do? everybody wants to save their best bullet for super bowl week, and if means being racy or crossing the line, a lot of ad agencies will be racy and cross the line. that's what makes it so interesting. >> steven, we have to move on here. you know, we talked a little bit the who dat...
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robert rice is the former labor secretary under president clinton and steven moore is with "the wall street journal" board. we're saying, give us more. and it does sound like we're a bunch of addicts. but it is a little depressing when you look at the numbers. without q.e. at all, the world economy would have fallen apart. but here we are and what can we do from here? >> well, strictly speaking, erin, the fed is not borrowing money. the fed is not spending money. the fed is actually creating money and there's a danger that if the fed creates too much money, it could generate inflation. that is a danger. and it also, as you said before, wants to keep some reserve in its quiver. the real problem right now is that even though interest rates are low and even though they have gotten lower, it's not stimulating the economy. it's not boosting the economy because i don't know if you've tried to get a -- refinance your home, i tried just a couple of weeks ago. it's very difficult to do it because the banks are sitting on so many bad loans still that they just don't want to, even with very low
robert rice is the former labor secretary under president clinton and steven moore is with "the wall street journal" board. we're saying, give us more. and it does sound like we're a bunch of addicts. but it is a little depressing when you look at the numbers. without q.e. at all, the world economy would have fallen apart. but here we are and what can we do from here? >> well, strictly speaking, erin, the fed is not borrowing money. the fed is not spending money. the fed is...
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so full of remorse, steven hayes wants to die. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> diane kind, one of the seven women and five men who decided whether steven hayes should live or die. we just heard the piece. it was a trial of torture, sexual assault, murders, bodies burned. how did you get through it? it must have been very emotional for you? >> oh, it was extremely emotional. we looked at the photos and we -- when i looked at the photos of the girls and mrs. petit, i hugged the photos and then i looked at dr. petit and i looked at the family. and i -- the pain -- their pain became my pain. okay. their pain became our pain. and all twelve us tried to keep our emotions in check because we knew that we had to make a decision here on a man's life. and it was very, very difficult for us. >> and you made two decisions essentially it looked like at the trial. you had to decide whether or not he was guilty on "x" number of counts -- i think it was 16 out of 17 that he was guilty and ultimately you had to decide whether steven hayes should liv
so full of remorse, steven hayes wants to die. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> diane kind, one of the seven women and five men who decided whether steven hayes should live or die. we just heard the piece. it was a trial of torture, sexual assault, murders, bodies burned. how did you get through it? it must have been very emotional for you? >> oh, it was extremely emotional. we looked at the photos and we -- when i looked at the photos of the girls and mrs. petit, i hugged the photos...
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steven casey, it's a complicated case. today, i think that the courts ruled that this girl could have the baby without parental interference, if you like. what is the precedent being set here, do you think? >> well, the precedent has been around for a while. since 1979, the supreme court recognized that a minor has an absolute right to carry her child to term, to make her own reproductive decisions. the precedence that is reaffirmed by this case is no one can force you have to an abortion. it's a highly underreported type of situation, and his girlfriend's case is just one more of a girl standing up for life. and we were here to protect her decision to carry her baby to term. >> and greg, your organization has been in republican politics in texas and nationwide, and said it's aggressively defending the sanctity of human life. how important is the ruling of roe v. wade in this case? >> we like to say the roe v. wade decision goes both ways. we disagree with the decision in this case and we believe that decision should have
steven casey, it's a complicated case. today, i think that the courts ruled that this girl could have the baby without parental interference, if you like. what is the precedent being set here, do you think? >> well, the precedent has been around for a while. since 1979, the supreme court recognized that a minor has an absolute right to carry her child to term, to make her own reproductive decisions. the precedence that is reaffirmed by this case is no one can force you have to an...
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that is seen as a signal that stevens may soon retire. the newest justice, sonia sotomayor, will be formally seated next week and in a fascinating group of interviews, her colleagues actually confessed to feeling, well, a little suppressed out by the change in their ranks. they spoke with c-span about the impact of a new member on the court and what it's like to be a junior justice. listen first to chief justice john roberts. >> to some extent it's unsettling. you quickly get to view the court as the court as composed of these members and it becomes kind of hard to think of it as involving anyone else. i suspect it's the way people look at their families. this is the family. how could it be different, but you do get new arrivals in both of those situations. it's a tremendous sense of loss. justice white always used to say when the court gets a new member it, changes everything. it changes everybody. simple changes. we move the seats around in the courtroom. there are seats by order of seniority so there will be a shift there, so same in t
that is seen as a signal that stevens may soon retire. the newest justice, sonia sotomayor, will be formally seated next week and in a fascinating group of interviews, her colleagues actually confessed to feeling, well, a little suppressed out by the change in their ranks. they spoke with c-span about the impact of a new member on the court and what it's like to be a junior justice. listen first to chief justice john roberts. >> to some extent it's unsettling. you quickly get to view the...
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steven, you were there and i will give mitt romney this. he said something that wasn't really great to see, democrats perhaps have lost all nuance when they describe it. there was a postscript, he wanted it it to be an organized bankruptcy. you think the right thing is what president obama did. >> i think when you cut through all this, what mitt romney was propose would go have led to the end of the auto industry. i don't know what he means by managed bankruptcy. he said let them go into chapter 11. they had without the government there by their side providing assistance up front, they would have run out of money, they would have closed their doors, they would have liquidated, the suppliers would have closed their doors. ford would have closed its doors because it couldn't have gotten parts. toyota, honhonda, nissan may we have shut down. >> you're maybe too young to remember this. ford didn't take money from the government, but said if they were to go bankrupt, if gm or chrysler were to go bankrupt, putting auto suppliers out of business c
steven, you were there and i will give mitt romney this. he said something that wasn't really great to see, democrats perhaps have lost all nuance when they describe it. there was a postscript, he wanted it it to be an organized bankruptcy. you think the right thing is what president obama did. >> i think when you cut through all this, what mitt romney was propose would go have led to the end of the auto industry. i don't know what he means by managed bankruptcy. he said let them go into...
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this is mark stevens who says he's the lawyer for julian assange and he says if there's this warrant out there, why aren't the authorities in sweden contacting him about his client? let's listen. >> there's been no communication to julian or any of his legal team. the security services of a number of countries know exactly where julian is. and the offer to meet con essential wale with the prosecutor still stands. >> when you hear that, i'm a layman, that doesn't add up. >> no, it doesn't add up. i'm sure if the attorney called sweden, they'd answer his call. if he volunteered to bring his client back to sweden to address charges. if i could add, there's been some confusion about the red notice process. 188 countries belong to interpol. a third will arrest someone just knowing there's a red notice before they even hear any more about it. united states is not one of those countries. what happens here, if he was to enter the u.s. and his passport was entered at a border crossing an international airport, then the system queries u.s. databases, national crime information center are there
this is mark stevens who says he's the lawyer for julian assange and he says if there's this warrant out there, why aren't the authorities in sweden contacting him about his client? let's listen. >> there's been no communication to julian or any of his legal team. the security services of a number of countries know exactly where julian is. and the offer to meet con essential wale with the prosecutor still stands. >> when you hear that, i'm a layman, that doesn't add up. >> no,...
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. >> you know people who make broader claims brett stevens for "the wall street journal" says you look at haiti and the worst case against foreign aid and you can pour all this money into countries like haty and really nothing ever changes. why try it one more time? >> i think that is a dangerous argument because it sort of suggests unintentionally a kind of human fault among the haitians, which i certainly don't see. and in the country as i see the haitians themselves, i see something quite different. i think it has much more to do with the historical sxakts the framework and then some fundamental social economic such as the deforestation as the causes, the more important causes of the periodic failures of haiti. last but not least, perhaps by our own termination, periodic termination of the country, which wasn't always driven by the most humanitarian motives. >> so, you have some, you hold out some hope for haiti in the medium term? >> well, the people. i think the people themselves right now are too traumatized, have been so badly governed and are in such a state of shock that they
. >> you know people who make broader claims brett stevens for "the wall street journal" says you look at haiti and the worst case against foreign aid and you can pour all this money into countries like haty and really nothing ever changes. why try it one more time? >> i think that is a dangerous argument because it sort of suggests unintentionally a kind of human fault among the haitians, which i certainly don't see. and in the country as i see the haitians themselves, i...
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and steven chu was under pressure to fast track and speed up the loans and wanted less review and oversight. >> you have -- you quote a source familiar with the internal debate, it was completely predictable there would be a colossal failure among the bets. is that in the sense that the program wasn't ready for primetime or if we're going to invest in 10 new companies, a couple of them are going to fail? >> sure. this was the philosophical debate that started early on in the administration. does it make sense to invest in specific companys? specific companies take a bet on them, you're not sure it is going to take. this is something the president's advisers were concerned about early on. >> one of the debates in washington now is was it politics? because one of these investors gave money, was it picking a company and saying help that one because they gave us money. has anyone in your reporting, i talked to others, been able to connect the dots or is that a republican question? >> that's something investigators are looking at right now. that's not something that i think anyone is really defi
and steven chu was under pressure to fast track and speed up the loans and wanted less review and oversight. >> you have -- you quote a source familiar with the internal debate, it was completely predictable there would be a colossal failure among the bets. is that in the sense that the program wasn't ready for primetime or if we're going to invest in 10 new companies, a couple of them are going to fail? >> sure. this was the philosophical debate that started early on in the...
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i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieved you of you post. i think it's inexcusable. >> do you agree? >> i'd say the issue is moot because hillary clinton is moving on and senator kerry's stepping up to the plate probably, so that's rand paul's opinion. >> do you think she'd make a good president? i have to ask that because 67% of this country view her favorably. her unfavorable is 28%. the president, anybody in this country, would die for that. >> listen, the people on the other side of the aisle aren't taking the fact this nation's going bankrupt seriously, so she's a member of that party, we haven't passed a budget in the united states senate for almost four years, so no, i don't think she'd make a very good president. >> and finally, sir, according to a new book, reporter michael hastings just wrote it. president obama called the widow of one of the people who died in benghazi, sean smith, the day after the attack and said, promise to, quote/unquote, avenge the deaths of americans. do you believe hi
i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieved you of you post. i think it's inexcusable. >> do you agree? >> i'd say the issue is moot because hillary clinton is moving on and senator kerry's stepping up to the plate probably, so that's rand paul's opinion. >> do you think she'd make a good president? i have to ask that because 67% of this country view her favorably. her unfavorable is 28%....
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ambassador stevens' own father said today this shouldn't be a political issue. this should be an issue we get to the bottom of for our investigation. we should bring those that did this to justice. >> the deaths are incredibly tragic to everyone in america. i assume you would believe also for the romney campaign, but the question here, you know, when you look at it that they're driving at -- the republican side is driving at why wasn't there more security, and more to the point, why was there so much bad information coming out about what happened? >> well, look, again, let me go back to this testimony that was given at the hearing. those at the state department said that the very thing that everybody has been saying at every moment in this great tragedy has been the best information that we have when we have it available. we're learning stuff each and every day about what happened. that's what an investigation is supposed to do. let me ask you this. let's figure out what happened, but, you know what, we don't need wing-tipped cowboys or shoot from the hip diplom
ambassador stevens' own father said today this shouldn't be a political issue. this should be an issue we get to the bottom of for our investigation. we should bring those that did this to justice. >> the deaths are incredibly tragic to everyone in america. i assume you would believe also for the romney campaign, but the question here, you know, when you look at it that they're driving at -- the republican side is driving at why wasn't there more security, and more to the point, why was...
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steven cook is a fellow at the council of foreign relations and we asked whether mubarak could really be hanged and how common this form of punishment is in egypt. >> well, it's not at all common for people to be hanged in egypt. the prosecutors are clearly posturing for political effect. in this seen of the unthinkable becoming reality, there is always the possibility that if mubarak is found guilty that the prosecutors will seek the death penalty. >>> and now to nigeria, the most populous country in africa. fury over the government's decision to end fuel subsidies that doubled the prices overnight. hundreds of protesters have madder through the capital. angry mobs set fires, shut down gas stations. i've been there and seen that and it is terrifying. nigerian union chiefs are calling for a general strike next week. we asked why they would do this. >> there's a very strong economic rationale to the nigerian government removing the subsidy. after all, it cost them $8 billion roughly last year. politically, the decision is harder to explain. most nigerians on less than $2 a day and are
steven cook is a fellow at the council of foreign relations and we asked whether mubarak could really be hanged and how common this form of punishment is in egypt. >> well, it's not at all common for people to be hanged in egypt. the prosecutors are clearly posturing for political effect. in this seen of the unthinkable becoming reality, there is always the possibility that if mubarak is found guilty that the prosecutors will seek the death penalty. >>> and now to nigeria, the...
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gecko: hello clarence from stevens point. clarence: ok, you know the grapes at the grocery ore? clarence: well, sometimeyoone. take it foa terive, see that's stealing.rence: s i say it's sampling. what do you think? gecko: yeah, um, listen clarence, i can't really speak to the moral bit, but if you switch to geico, you could save hundreds of dollars on yinsurance. you could buy a whole heap of grapes. how's that? vo: geico.cosa yo% more insurance. you could save hundreds of dollars on yinsurance. ♪ [ male announcer ] doctors have been saying it forever. let's take a look. but they've never actually been able to do it like this. let's take a look. v-scan from ge healthcare. a pocket sized imaging device that will help change the way doctors see patients. that's better health for more people. i always keep it in the house. that and boston crème pie, white chocolate strawberries. [ female announcer ] yoplait light -- over 30 delicious flavors at about 100 calories. babe, what are you doing?! ♪ but for some of us with overactive bladder, our pipes just don't work as well as the
gecko: hello clarence from stevens point. clarence: ok, you know the grapes at the grocery ore? clarence: well, sometimeyoone. take it foa terive, see that's stealing.rence: s i say it's sampling. what do you think? gecko: yeah, um, listen clarence, i can't really speak to the moral bit, but if you switch to geico, you could save hundreds of dollars on yinsurance. you could buy a whole heap of grapes. how's that? vo: geico.cosa yo% more insurance. you could save hundreds of dollars on...
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steven cook is a fellow at the council of foreign relations and we asked whether mubarak could really be hanged and how common this form of punishment is in egypt. >> well, it's not at all common for people to be hanged in egypt. the prosecutors are clearly posturing for political effect. in this seen of the unthinkable becoming reality, there is always the possibility that if mubarak is found guilty that the prosecutors will seek the death penalty. >>> and now to nigeria, the most populous country in africa. fury over the government's decision to end fuel subsidies that doubled the prices overnight. hundreds of protesters have madder through the capital. angry mobs set fires, shut down gas stations. i've been there and seen that and it is terrifying. nigerian union chiefs are calling for a general strike next week. we asked why they would do this. >> there's a very strong economic rationale to the nigerian government removing the subsidy. after all, it cost them $8 billion roughly last year. politically, the decision is harder to explain. most nigerians on less than $2 a day and are
steven cook is a fellow at the council of foreign relations and we asked whether mubarak could really be hanged and how common this form of punishment is in egypt. >> well, it's not at all common for people to be hanged in egypt. the prosecutors are clearly posturing for political effect. in this seen of the unthinkable becoming reality, there is always the possibility that if mubarak is found guilty that the prosecutors will seek the death penalty. >>> and now to nigeria, the...
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their guest list was dazzling, too, from the world of show business, directors steven spielberg was on hand. from the news media, katie couric, brian williams, robin roberts and fareed zakaria and sanjay gupta, too. from politics, general colin powell, new york mayor michael bloomberg, speaker nancy pelosi and a cast of other big players, at least one of whom the energy secretary went the wrong way. in the tent on the south lawn, all seemed to go right. the prime minister was the guest of honor but all the focus was on the commander in chief. >> it's been said that the most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us. mr. prime minister, today we work to fulfill our duty. bring our countries closer together than ever before. tonight under the stars we celebrate the spirit that will sustain our partnership, the bonds of friendship between our people. to the unite future that beckons all of us. >> reporter: the guests dined on eggplant salad, roast potato dumplings, chick peas with prawns and pumpkin pie. ♪ peace and quiet and open
their guest list was dazzling, too, from the world of show business, directors steven spielberg was on hand. from the news media, katie couric, brian williams, robin roberts and fareed zakaria and sanjay gupta, too. from politics, general colin powell, new york mayor michael bloomberg, speaker nancy pelosi and a cast of other big players, at least one of whom the energy secretary went the wrong way. in the tent on the south lawn, all seemed to go right. the prime minister was the guest of honor...
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yes, he is as daniel day lewis says in steven spielberg's master piece film -- president wants to do in his second term. his political capital won't exist in anymore. >> when people talk about a second term curse, what leads to that? they say it as if it's sort of this mythical thing, second term and happens, but there are reasons why you sort of bump into a second term problem, scandal, major obstacles, failures? what do you think those reasons are? >> a lot. i would start with hue burruss, endemic to the human condition but a pandemic in the white house, in every white house. this happened to franklin roosevelt, terrible second term. another recession, great depression worsened in '37 and then tried to pack the supreme court. i would think it begins with that. sometimes it's weariness. the president, it really is a demanding job and they get a free helicopter and nice house, but it wears these men out. >> and wears the staff thin as well. what you can also get is staph infection. you have staff that say on and on, it's a jack, but andy says, 18 months is really you can only sort of
yes, he is as daniel day lewis says in steven spielberg's master piece film -- president wants to do in his second term. his political capital won't exist in anymore. >> when people talk about a second term curse, what leads to that? they say it as if it's sort of this mythical thing, second term and happens, but there are reasons why you sort of bump into a second term problem, scandal, major obstacles, failures? what do you think those reasons are? >> a lot. i would start with hue...
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today president obama is hosting canadian prime minister steven harper. we are being flagged that really in a matter of minutes he will deliver remarks on egypt. we're told maybe two questions. i want you to remember that what he said on tuesday, i want to take you back three days after speaking by phone with president mubarak. listen to this. >> what is clear and what i indicated tonight to president mubarak is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful, and it must begin now. >> dan lothian, live for me at the white house. dan, as we're all sort of waiting for those remarks from mr. obama, does the white house want mubarak out right now, or do they believe the egyptians still need a little time to get their ducks in a row, if you will? >> reporter: well, listen, that is a question that we have been asking the white house now for quite some time, and they simply won't talk about it publicly. they talk in broad terms about the need for this peaceful transition to occur, but not saying specifically that hosni mubarak himse
today president obama is hosting canadian prime minister steven harper. we are being flagged that really in a matter of minutes he will deliver remarks on egypt. we're told maybe two questions. i want you to remember that what he said on tuesday, i want to take you back three days after speaking by phone with president mubarak. listen to this. >> what is clear and what i indicated tonight to president mubarak is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful,...
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this is steven, who chose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. we know diamonds. together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. where you'll get an extra 10% off at zales.com, all day cyber monday. >>> in another year, with another crop of newbie lawmakers saying they want to fix washington, we wanted to talk with two men who have tried to do that for years and now say they have had enough. david obey came to congress from wh was ah, wisconsin, when richard nixon was president. he has played the harmonica for years in a bluegrass band known as the capitol offenses. ronald reagan was president when byron dorgan was elected to represent north dakota. he has been a fierce critic of the financial community, one of only nine senators to vote against president clinton's bank deregulation act. his latest book is "reckless: how debt, deregulation, and dark money nearly bankrupted america." dorgan wants to teach. two men with 70 years of service in washington are headed
this is steven, who chose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. we know diamonds. together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. where you'll get an extra 10% off at zales.com, all day cyber monday. >>> in another year, with another crop of newbie lawmakers saying they want to fix washington, we wanted to talk with two men who have tried to do that for years and now say they have had enough....
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this is steven, who chose aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. 48 man and woman: ♪ it's the happy birthday song ♪ love, dad and ♪ love, mom ♪ it's your birthday, now, that's the bomb ♪ ♪ you're 13 and livin' strong ♪ [muffled] ♪ it's the happy birthday song ♪ what, what? ♪ it's the happy birthday song ♪ ♪ what, what? ♪ the happy... announcer: you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent, because kids in foster care don't need perfection. they need you. >>> a big debate this recent days in washington. there's been a proposal from some republicans and conservatives to rewrite the 14th amendment to the constitution or pass legislation essentially to take away the right that if you're the child of an illegal immigrant in the united states, you get citizenship rights in the quund. the pew research center put out an interesting study showing that an estimated 340,000 of the 4.3 million babies born in the united states in 2008 were off spring of unauthorized immigr
this is steven, who chose aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. 48 man and woman: ♪ it's the happy birthday song ♪ love, dad and ♪ love, mom ♪ it's your birthday, now, that's the bomb ♪ ♪ you're 13 and livin' strong ♪ [muffled] ♪ it's the happy birthday song ♪ what, what? ♪ it's the happy birthday song ♪ ♪ what, what? ♪ the happy... announcer: you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent, because...
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. >> let me begin by asking you whether you would say that ambassador stevens and the three other americans died as a result of a terrorist attack. >> certainly on that particular question, i would say yes. they were killed in the course of a terrorist attack on our embassy. >> two days later, secretary of state clinton made it even plainer. >> what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack and we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists who murdered four americans. >> keeping them honest, if the white house wants credit for quickly labeling what happened in benghazi an act of terror, can't also claim credit for prudently not calling it terrorism for so many days. whatever you think, clearly these are two candidates with some big questions to face and perhaps, they will less than 48 hours from now. that debate, a lot to talk about for us. the polls, debates, big economic numbers coming out this week. joining us, ari fleischer, serving as an unpaid occasional campaign advisor to the romney campaign. also, robert reish, former labor secretary in the cli
. >> let me begin by asking you whether you would say that ambassador stevens and the three other americans died as a result of a terrorist attack. >> certainly on that particular question, i would say yes. they were killed in the course of a terrorist attack on our embassy. >> two days later, secretary of state clinton made it even plainer. >> what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack and we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the...
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tough spot for all of the members who are looking for relief from their pain, the dispensary's manager, steven lee, is surprisingly mellow about the whole thing. he's even holding a holiday party tomorrow, complete with baked goods. and a free gram of top-shelf pot for every customer. but before you get too excited, if you want to partake, you'll need to bring a card with you, a dispensary, not a christmas card. because the free marijuana offer is only valid to magnolia's customers. no word on the baked goods, but i'll get you give them one if you tell them your buds at "outfront" sent you. we just couldn't resist. >>> still "outfront," the "outfront" 5. mission, drone. >> it's entirely possible that there was a malfunction. >>> of all the crazy rules in our government, the craziest of all. >> google's big idea. >> this is madness. >> madness? >>> all this "outfront" in our second half. he said it's the only lens of its kind designed to realign naturally with every blink so now, i'm seeing more clearly. [ male announcer ] learn more at acuvue.com. but to be honest, i find the omega choices ove
tough spot for all of the members who are looking for relief from their pain, the dispensary's manager, steven lee, is surprisingly mellow about the whole thing. he's even holding a holiday party tomorrow, complete with baked goods. and a free gram of top-shelf pot for every customer. but before you get too excited, if you want to partake, you'll need to bring a card with you, a dispensary, not a christmas card. because the free marijuana offer is only valid to magnolia's customers. no word on...
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steven colbert coming to washington for an immigration hearing. we'll tell you what that's all about. later on tonight when we break down the politics, a lot of republicans trying to move around country thinking obama might be vulnerable in 2012. what leading republican says, i'm not ready? you don't want to miss that. and fascinating new numbers on some of this year's biggest senate races. and two very different look twoot two prominent tea party candidates. >>> let's check in with joe johns for the latest political news. >> this is no joke. stephen colbert testifies this friday at a hearing on protecting america's harvest. he'll tell members of a house immigration subcommittee about spending a day in the fields volunteering for the united farm workers take our jobs campaign. >>> ohio's state democratic party chairman got a little carried away while accusing republicans of believing in, his words, health care is a privilege, not a right. chris redfern used the "f" word on camera. >> if your kid's going to graduate from college, now he or she gets
steven colbert coming to washington for an immigration hearing. we'll tell you what that's all about. later on tonight when we break down the politics, a lot of republicans trying to move around country thinking obama might be vulnerable in 2012. what leading republican says, i'm not ready? you don't want to miss that. and fascinating new numbers on some of this year's biggest senate races. and two very different look twoot two prominent tea party candidates. >>> let's check in with...
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tough spot for all of the members who are looking for relief from their pain, the dispensary's manager, steven lee, is surprisingly mellow about the whole thing. he's even holding a holiday party tomorrow, complete with baked goods. and a free gram of top-shelf pot for every customer. but before you get too excited, if you want partake, you'll need to bring a card with you, a dispensary, not a christmas card. because the free marijuana offer is only valid to magnolia's customers. no word on the baked goods, but i'll get you give them one if you tell them your buds at "outfront" sent you. we just couldn't resist. >>> still "outfront," the "outfront" 5. mission, drone. >> it's entirely possible that there was a malfunction. >>> of all the crazy rules in our government, the craziest of all. >> google's big idea. >> this is madness. >> madness? >>> all this "outfront" in our second half. citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. [ indistinct conversations ] [ hissing ] agents, what did we learn here today? that lint balls ar
tough spot for all of the members who are looking for relief from their pain, the dispensary's manager, steven lee, is surprisingly mellow about the whole thing. he's even holding a holiday party tomorrow, complete with baked goods. and a free gram of top-shelf pot for every customer. but before you get too excited, if you want partake, you'll need to bring a card with you, a dispensary, not a christmas card. because the free marijuana offer is only valid to magnolia's customers. no word on the...
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steven chu is the u.s. secretary of energy. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> one new gove more making immediate changes to his state's bottom line. he's starting at the top. blood. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to your current oral medicine may help reduce after meal blood sugar spikes and may help reduce high morning blood sugar. [ male announcer ] onglyza should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. tell your doctor if you have a history or risk of diabetic ketoacidosis. onglyza has not been studied with insulin. using onglyza with medicines such as sulfonylureas may cause low blood sugar. some symptoms of low blood sugar are shaking, sweating and rapid heartbeat. call your doctor if you have an allergic reaction like rash, hives or swelling of the face, mouth or throat. a
steven chu is the u.s. secretary of energy. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> one new gove more making immediate changes to his state's bottom line. he's starting at the top. blood. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to your current oral medicine may help...
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no one should be blaming the president for the death of chris stevens and three other americans. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department, 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions. they were made by security professionals. they're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision. >> now republicans are not buying this. senator john mccain saying if the president what the no aware of this threat in benghazi, then we lost confidence in his national security team. that sult matly the job of the commander in chief. the buck stops there. cnn foreign affairs reporter landed that interview with secretary clinton. elise will join us next hour live. >>> at least two other drugs may be added to the list of the growing outbreak of meningitis. a pain steroid has been linked to the outbreak. 214 cases of meningitis have been reported in 15 states. 15 people have died. >> vice president joe biden will attend the funeral today f
no one should be blaming the president for the death of chris stevens and three other americans. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department, 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions. they were made by security professionals. they're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision. >> now republicans are not...
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this is steven, who chose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. no, no, i just paid my car insurance bill -- ouch. [ man whistles ] sounds like somebody paid too much. excuse me? i use progressive's "name your price" tool. they showed me a range of coverages, and i picked the one that worked for me. i saved hundreds when switching. hundreds? who are you? just a man that loves savings... and pie. out there with a better way. now, that's progressive. >>> we have texas republican congressman ron paul who's on the phone now joining us. he has a lot to say about the president's explanation about the new budget proposal. mr. paul, thank you so much for being here. i want to start off simply by saying the president addressed the budget, and he did not address these huge entitlement programs. medicare, medicaid, social security, those are the big expenses of the government. and he is offering a challenge, posing a challenge to republicans such as yourself saying, look, what are you going to do about
this is steven, who chose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. no, no, i just paid my car insurance bill -- ouch. [ man whistles ] sounds like somebody paid too much. excuse me? i use progressive's "name your price" tool. they showed me a range of coverages, and i picked the one that worked for me. i saved hundreds when switching. hundreds? who are you? just a man that loves savings... and pie. out there with a better way....